Sara Duke

Sara Duke obituary, Douglasville, GA

Sara Duke

Sara Duke Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hightower's Memorial Chapel - Douglasville on Dec. 16, 2025.
Sara Frankie Johnston Duke, age 93, of Douglasville, Georgia, passed away Monday, December 15, 2025. She was born on August 9, 1932 in Kingston, Georgia, to the late Azzie Lee Barnes Johnston and the late Frank R. Johnston. Sara was a homemaker and a member of Lithia Springs First Baptist Church.
Sara is survived by her children: daughter: Dolores McFarland; and son; Barry Duke and his wife, Cheryl; grandchildren: Jimmy McFarland and his wife, Melissa, Angie Wiggins and her husband, Brian; Jason Duke; Sara McFarland; and Traci Reagan and her husband, Jeff; 7 great-grandchildren.
Sara was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Allen Duke.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Hightower's Memorial Chapel from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM.
A funeral service will follow in the chapel of the funeral home at 2:00 PM.
Interment will be in Floyd Memory Gardens in Rome, Georgia.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Lithia Springs First Baptist Church, 10531 Veterans Memorial Highway, Lithia Springs, Georgia 30122.
You may share your thoughts and condolences online at www.hightowersmemorial.com.
Hightower's Memorial Chapel of Douglasville has charge of the arrangements.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Sara Duke, please visit our floral store.

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Hightower's Memorial Chapel - Douglasville

12651 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Douglasville, GA 30134

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